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Professor Shaul Magid’s new book explores Rav Meir Kahane’s lifelong struggle against the Jewish embrace of bourgeois liberalism and his lasting socio-political impact on the US Jewish community.
While most people associate Prime Minister Rabin’s legacy with his second term in office, it’s worth examining the domestic challenges & international pressures he had to navigate during his first term.
Gush Emunim was the vanguard seeking to provide a new spirit for a society in crisis & lead the struggle for Israel’s retention of the lands won in 1967.
What does Jewish ‘decolonization’ really look like? What are the ramifications of pro-Israel figures & organizations utilizing the notion of Jewish ‘indigeneity’ as a shallow political talking point?
If Israel is meant to be a light unto nations, we can measure how well we’re living up to that charge by assessing how other nations view the State of Israel.
In addition to spreading a revolutionary Torah to Jews in Israel & the Diaspora, Rav Benny Eisner served as an example for how we can meaningfully participate in the story of the Jewish people.
There’s a hidden understanding of our Torah that has yet to reach the English-speaking Jewish world.
The feminist movement & US Jewish life strongly influenced one another during the 1960s & 70s.
The Fighters for the Freedom of Israel weren’t merely more radical than the Zionists. They came with a more sophisticated approach that allowed them to identify Israel’s true enemies & objectives.
The struggle for Soviet Jews had an impact on world diplomacy & on Jewish life in the United States.
While US Jewish leaders feared to demand that FDR rescue their people in Europe, Hillel Kook & the Bergson Group took a more activist approach.
Can resolving the contradictions between Jewish particularism & universalism attract more US Jews to become participants in their people’s story?